There are differences that go above and beyond staying at home vs. working. The life of the working moms that I know (including the moms my mom does daycare for) is no more appealing to me than being a stay-at-home mom - I don't want to be the first person who gets called home when my kid gets sick, or the one who has to call up the other to explain that there's a noodle stuck up the little one's nose and would you please stop doing your after-work socializing to help me deal with this, or the one whose has to explain the particular habits of the little one to the daycare (although I'd gladly help with any of these things when necessary).
I'm still working on articulating what the difference is between the roles - Catya's comment about primary vs. non-primary parent is the closest I've gotten thus far. But I'm really sure I'd want the dad role and not the mom role.
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Date: 2007-01-17 05:49 pm (UTC)I'm still working on articulating what the difference is between the roles - Catya's comment about primary vs. non-primary parent is the closest I've gotten thus far. But I'm really sure I'd want the dad role and not the mom role.